Preposition Combination Flashcards

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1
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Be absent

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From

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Be accustomed

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To

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Add (this)

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To (that)

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Be acquainted

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With

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Admire (someone)

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For (something)

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Be afraid

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Of

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Be angry

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At/with (someone) about (something)

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Agree

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With (someone) for (something)

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Apologize

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To (someone) for (something)

E.g: You need to apologize to her

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Apply

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For (something)

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Approve

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Of

E.g: Do you approve of my idea?

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Argue

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With (someone) about/over (something)

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Arrive (2 options)

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1) At (a building/a room)
2) In (a city/a country)

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Ask (someone)

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About/for (something)

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Be aware

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Of

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Be bad

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For (not at)

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Believe

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In

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Belong

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To (not with)

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Be bored

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With/by

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Borrow (something)

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From (someone)

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Be clear

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To

E.g: I need to be clear to him when it comes to directions

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Combine (something)

A

With (something)

(For recipes or experiments, things that have reactions)

E.g: You need to combine two atoms of hydrogen with one oxygen to make water.

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Compare (this)

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To/with (that)

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Complain

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To (someone) about (something)

E.g: I would like to complain to the manger about this drink

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Be composed

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Of

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26
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Concentrate

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On

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Consist

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Of

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28
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Be crazy

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About

E.g: He is crazy about his boyfriend

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Be crowded

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With

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30
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Be curious

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About

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31
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Depend

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On (someone) for (something)

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Be dependent

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On (someone) for (something)

Relying on people or something

E.g: I depend on my phone for communication.

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Be devoted

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To

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34
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Die

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Of/from

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35
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Be different

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From

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36
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Disagree

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With (someone) about (something)

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37
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Be disappointed

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In

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38
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Discuss (something)

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With (someone)

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39
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Divide (this)

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Into (that)

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40
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Be divorced

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From

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41
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Be done

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With

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42
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Dream

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About/of

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Be engaged

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To

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44
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Be equal

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To

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45
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Escape

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From (a place)

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46
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Be excited

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About

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47
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Excuse (someone)

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For (something)

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48
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Excuse (someone)
(2 options)

A

1) From a place
2) For something

E.g: He’s excused for missing class.

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49
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Be exhausted

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From

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50
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Be familiar

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With

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51
Q

Be famous

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For

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52
Q

Feel (2 options)

A

1) About (something)
2) Like doing (something)

E.g: I feel angry about not passing my driver’s license.

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53
Q

Fill (something)

A

With

E.g: I fill my cup with coffee

54
Q

Be finished

A

With

55
Q

Forgive (someone)

A

For (something)

56
Q

Be friendly

A

To/with

57
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Be frightened

A

Of/by

58
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Be full

A

Of

59
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Get rid

A

Of

60
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Be gone

A

From

61
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Be good

A

For

62
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Graduate

A

From

63
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Happen

A

To

E.g: This is the best thing that’s ever happened to me

64
Q

Be happy (2 options)

A

1) About (something)
2) For (someone)

65
Q

Hear

A

About/of (something) from (someone)

66
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Help (someone)

A

With (something)

67
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Hide (something)

A

From (someone)

68
Q

Hope

A

For

We are hoping for good weather on Sunday

69
Q

Be hungry

A

For

70
Q

Insist

A

On

71
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Be interested

A

In (not on)

72
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Introduce (someone)

A

To (someone)

73
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Invite (someone)

A

To (something)

74
Q

Be involved

A

In

75
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Be kind

A

To

76
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Know

A

About

77
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Laugh

A

At

78
Q

Leave

A

For (a place)

79
Q

Listen

A

To

80
Q

Look (3 options)

A

1) At (me :D)
2) For (something)
3) Like (someone)

81
Q

Look forward

A

To

82
Q

Be made

A

Of (material)/In (place)

83
Q

Be married

A

To

84
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Matter

A

To

E.g: You matter to me

85
Q

Be the matter

A

With

86
Q

Be nervous

A

About

87
Q

Multiply (this)

A

By (that)

88
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Be nice

A

To

89
Q

Be opposed

A

To

90
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Pay

A

For

91
Q

Be patient

A

With

92
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Be pleased

A

With/about

93
Q

Play

A

With

94
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Point

A

At

95
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Be polite

A

To

96
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Prefer (this)

A

To (that)

97
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Be prepared

A

For

98
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Protect (this)

A

From (that)

99
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Be proud

A

Of

100
Q

Provide (someone)

A

With

If you provide something that someone needs, you make it available

E.g: The school provided the band with new uniforms

101
Q

Be qualified

A

For

102
Q

Read

A

About

103
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Be ready

A

For

104
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Be related

A

To

105
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Rely

A

On

106
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Be responsible

A

For

107
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Be sad

A

About

108
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Be satisfied

A

With

109
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Be scared

A

Of/By

110
Q

Search

A

For

111
Q

Separate (this)

A

From (that)

112
Q

Be similar

A

To

113
Q

Speak

A

To/with (someone) about (something)

114
Q

Stare

A

At

115
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Subtract (this)

A

From (that)

116
Q

Be sure

A

Of/About

117
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Take care

A

Of

118
Q

Talk (2 options)

A

1) About (something)
2) To/with (someone) about (something)

119
Q

Tell (someone)

A

About

120
Q

Be terrified

A

Of/By

121
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Thank (someone)

A

For (something)

122
Q

Think

A

About/Of

123
Q

Be thirsty

A

For

124
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Be tired

A

From/of

125
Q

Translate

A

From (one language) to (another)

126
Q

Be used

A

To

127
Q

Wait (2 options)

A

1) For (something)
2) On (someone)

128
Q

Warn

A

About/of

129
Q

Wave

A

At

130
Q

Wonder

A

About

131
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Be worried

A

About